Book description
Learn how to paint in four different media! Taking the first steps to learn how to paint can be a challenge, especially when beginning artists are unsure which medium best suits them. With this book, aspiring artists will discover the qualities and benefits of four painting media-acrylic, oil, pastel, and watercolor-making it easier for them to begin their artistic journey. After an in-depth introduction to the tools and materials needed for each medium, five accomplished artists guide readers step by step through the creation of their own works of art.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Oil Painting Tools & Materials
- Oil Painting Techniques
- Seascape with Caroline Zimmermann
- Blue Door with Tom Swimm
- Acrylic Tools & Materials
- Acrylic Painting Techniques
- Iris with Tom Swimm
- Boats with Tom Swimm
- Watercolor Tools & Materials
- Watercolor Techniques
- Macaw with Marilyn Grame
- Bird of Paradise with Geri Medway
- Pastel Tools & Techniques
- Fruit Still Life with Marla Baggetta
- Winter Landscape with Marla Baggetta
- About the Artist
- Copyright Page
Product information
- Title: Special Subjects: Get Started Painting
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2007
- Publisher(s): Walter Foster
- ISBN: 9781610598637
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